Savva Tống (Duệ Uyên)
The Orthodox Church came to me not as an idea, but as something older than words: a living tradition, a beauty that doesn’t need to be explained, and a holy presence I couldn’t ignore. And what made me surrender completely… was Her.
Anton Ovsyanikov
I was not looking for signs of the existence of Jesus Christ; I desperately wanted Him to help me. Prayer was my last resort, and it was justified—the Lord rescued me.
At one point I leaned over and asked, “When does the service end?” The guy by the candle stand whispers, “It’s eternal.”
Athanaseos Hồ Tuân
I remember clearly: during the time I first encountered Orthodoxy, my heart — writhing and in pain — was being healed.
The talk is a crash course on the Christian spiritual life based on the book he recently finished writing called, "The Art of Unseen Warfare: Ancient Teachings for the Modern Fighter."
Alexandra Gripas
Ira was already climbing over the railing to jump down, when suddenly the balcony door opened wide and an elderly woman stepped outside. The stranger dropped her washbasin full of laundry on the floor, ran to Ira, wrapped her arms around her and forcefully pulled her towards herself.
Hierodeacon Daniel (Sikoev)
Hierodeacon Daniel (Sikoev) shares a real life story that illustrates the Parable of the Prodigal Son in the modern context and demonstrates work of Divine Providence for every person.
Hieromonk Vyacheslav (Shaporov)
Our task is not only to sober people up, but also to convert them to God and help them integrate into Church life.
Nadezhda Muravyova
Not much time had passed since that incident, when I found myself back at the Kazan railway station. I found the place where he had touched my shoulder. As for the underpass, it wasn’t there!
Imagine what the opening prayer of this service means to someone sentenced to spend the rest of their lives amidst a constant threat of violence.
Hieromonk Nektary (Sokolov)
Finally the day arrived that Marie Madeleine had been so diligently preparing for and what the Lord had guided her to in His all-wise ways was fulfilled.
Natalya Chernykh
As I fell, I felt an elderly man catch me and gently lay me down on a straightedge (a tool used to level plastered walls).
Sergei Seryubin
“You know,” Fr. Germogen thoughtfully said to me, “the first thing I said about being wounded was, ‘I forgive everyone.’”
In the summer of 2024, 37 parishioners from Lancaster's Annunciation Orthodox Church joined Project Mexico's home building project.
John (Amir) Azarvan
One of the most interesting ironies that I have encountered in my research is the presence of self-identified atheists who pray.
Olga Izhenyakova
The rest of the story is about a Russian man who dragged two half-dead men down from Jomolungma. And he brought them down alive! One-by-one. Counting on no one’s help. No human help…
Artemy Slezkin
Here on earth all of us humans are Wanderers and strangers. We are guests who have been allowed to wander here for a short time to collect treasures that will be useful to us in Heaven.
Irina Dmitrieva
Scary-looking and furry, it simply paralyzed me with its gaze, so I couldn’t move from fear. On top of that, my throat was dry with fear.
I didn’t want to have an abortion. Some unknown force as if led me towards the church. I had my first confession at the age of eighteen.
Nun Elizaveta (Goncharova)
“The Queen of Heaven Herself?! Visiting us?! Bring Her! I will gather all of our parish this exact evening!”
